Opera

As the acclaimed opera opens at Kennedy Center, the mezzo-soprano who plays the mother of a slain Black son talks about going to a place beyond grief.

Verdi was surely smiling down from the heavens to hear his most stirring work given such a powerful, clear, and moving rendering.

Four female performers elevate the script and space with gorgeous interpretations of some of the best-known pieces in opera. 

Sadly, these Gilbert and Sullivan light operettas are showing their age.

On a journey of love and loss, they face forces that make authentic lives unbearably costly.

The concert performance highlighted the musical, more than the theatrical, virtues of Verdi’s comic masterpiece

Kelley Rourke, the new artistic advisor for the program, previews three new 20-minute operas.

This semi-staged concert opera presentation was a wonderful introduction to the phenomenal company's range of work.

The Gilbert and Sullivan opera enjoys delightful singing and comic timing.

The singing fills the space with a sound that penetrates the audience’s very being.

A stunningly effective mixture of all the elements that make opera worth attending.

If you are a fan of Verdi, or you enjoy a good tragic opera with plot twists, this one is for you.

The production, though puzzling, is well-sung.

A magical and hopeful evening of storytelling using traditions of Noh theater.

Emotionally stirring singing gives powerful richness to the lyrics and makes this classic a wonderful season opener.

The company's 50th anniversary season also includes 'Lost in the Stars and 'The Marriage of Figaro.'

When first cast as the Count in Maryland Lyric Opera’s sparkling production of 'The Marriage of Figaro,' he thought the guy was evil.

Exhilarating music, dance, orchestration, and fine acting make for a winning opera.

The real passionate relationship in this production is carried by a bromance.

At Kennedy Center, Washington National Opera offers a delectable evening of lighter-than-air meringue fare.